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host: grover norquist, your revenue plan?'s guest: challenge is immigrants taxes here pay more in than they get benefits and they -- it is not quite when it will be different, we have entitlement program. that is our decision as americans. the president raise question about how to deal with separate issues. throwing taxes around to solve a problem, the taxes will last a longer than the problem you thought you were solving. always be careful. about as permanent as anything happens or permanent as constitutional amendments and i people to not use tax other area lve some they want to -- guest: you don't want to use tax, you will ent end up with screwy tax forever the t will not solve problem. host: andrew, kingston, new york, go ahead. for c-span.k you this tax break is to benefit the il corporation fracking and mining industry. exports of oil and benefit of corporation reap high profit, you know. oil from shipping federal lands and then in shipping from canada out and american back to the people for higher gas rate system unfair
host: grover norquist, your revenue plan?'s guest: challenge is immigrants taxes here pay more in than they get benefits and they -- it is not quite when it will be different, we have entitlement program. that is our decision as americans. the president raise question about how to deal with separate issues. throwing taxes around to solve a problem, the taxes will last a longer than the problem you thought you were solving. always be careful. about as permanent as anything happens or permanent...
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and you are right to describe our people as the grover norquist republican party. my father was a republican -- he is a republican and hasn't voted that way in a while and he said i remember you could talk, debate the issues, some of us wanted to pinch a penny a little harder and some of us wanted to emphasize and pull somebody by their boot straps a little more. you liberals want to help everybody, that's what he says about me, but we could find a way to get along. today, the moderate -- i can't wait for them to show up because i cannot see anybody who has a spirit of cooperation that we can cut a deal with that could balance fiscal discipline on one hand and need to help and spopped to the needs of americans on the other hand. we see people who are carrying forth an extreme ideological agenda, tax breaks for the rich people, that revolves around unemployment being ignored, that revolves all around these things. and people shouldn't be confused, congressman johnson. you will hear them say jobs, but don't want to do anything about jobs. we could pass the american j
and you are right to describe our people as the grover norquist republican party. my father was a republican -- he is a republican and hasn't voted that way in a while and he said i remember you could talk, debate the issues, some of us wanted to pinch a penny a little harder and some of us wanted to emphasize and pull somebody by their boot straps a little more. you liberals want to help everybody, that's what he says about me, but we could find a way to get along. today, the moderate -- i...
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we will hear from grover norquist at kennecott -- at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> 16 or 17 basis, we have military-run schools, and the average cost educate a child per year is $50,000, almost four times with the rest of public education costs. -- what the rest of public education costs. we could take the money we're spending today, and pay every public school system $14,000 per child and save billions of dollars per year with the same or better outcomes. host: this weekend you can talk with tom coburn -- >> this weekend to can talk to tom coburn on tv "in debpth." join the conversation with your calls, tweets an e-mail to comments -- and e-mail to comments. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are kicking off our series today looking but the fiscal cliff negotiations, looking specifically at the bush era income tax cuts that were passed in 2001, 2003, and again in 2010 under this administration. joining me is the zachary goldfarb of "the washington post." when did the tax cuts take effect, and why? >> the initially took effect --
we will hear from grover norquist at kennecott -- at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> 16 or 17 basis, we have military-run schools, and the average cost educate a child per year is $50,000, almost four times with the rest of public education costs. -- what the rest of public education costs. we could take the money we're spending today, and pay every public school system $14,000 per child and save billions of dollars per year with the same or better outcomes. host: this weekend you...
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grover norquist coming up 7:45 eastern time. more headlines coming out of rick santorum's appearances yesterday. "i'm a proud culture warriors" -- "candidate attacks obama on prenatal testing and other issues while bowling to keep espousing social views." "santorum looks for primary support. sharp criticism of the time the costs and stories of his anti- abortion advocacy. it has a right up on this as well. rick santorum questioning the legitimacy of state-run public education systems suggesting that president obama's agenda sprang from a "phony theology." he said the idea of schools run by the federal government or state government was anachronistic. he did not say public schools were a bad idea, and he said that there was a role for government help in education. that was the latest in a series of commons by the former pennsylvania senator retired in the polls in the critical ohio and michigan contest, suggesting he faces a dim view of public schooling. he and his wife home school their children. for the first 150 years, most pr
grover norquist coming up 7:45 eastern time. more headlines coming out of rick santorum's appearances yesterday. "i'm a proud culture warriors" -- "candidate attacks obama on prenatal testing and other issues while bowling to keep espousing social views." "santorum looks for primary support. sharp criticism of the time the costs and stories of his anti- abortion advocacy. it has a right up on this as well. rick santorum questioning the legitimacy of state-run public...
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they are afraid if they go against the pledge that they made to grover norquist, that grover norquist will do whatever he can to make sure these republicans lose their seats. thank you. guest: thanks for your call. i know grover norquist and consider him a friend. we don't agree on much politically, but that is washington. you don't let politics come in friends. it amuses me that he has become the person for the left like george soros has been for the right. grover norquist is a symbol. why do people listened to him? because he raises money. if you go out and raise money for your particular party or candidate or cause, people will give you a brand new respect as well. he knows how to raise money and is a very good -- very good at -- icity and raising its co promoting his cause. so that gives you assert amount of clout and influence with powerful people who depend on campaign donations. the fact is it is not grover norquist. there is an obligation that conservatives have -- that republicans have to take care of the folks who sent them, just like democrats are beholden sometimes organiz
they are afraid if they go against the pledge that they made to grover norquist, that grover norquist will do whatever he can to make sure these republicans lose their seats. thank you. guest: thanks for your call. i know grover norquist and consider him a friend. we don't agree on much politically, but that is washington. you don't let politics come in friends. it amuses me that he has become the person for the left like george soros has been for the right. grover norquist is a symbol. why do...
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one of those is grover norquist. don't think anybody should be discriminated against by the irs for political purposes. i don't know why anyone would want to be a stalinist or a socialist or a communist. i think that is not the way to one of the great things that has happened in the last 20 or 30 years, a number of people used to live under socialist dictatorships. millions and millions of people underurdered, now not socialist dictatorships. i think that is great progress. people with funny ideas defined by the government, a lot of people think different religions have funny ideas or politics have funny ideas. the government should never discriminate against people based on their faith, their ideas. that is what the united states is all about, freedom. , you goave a good idea out and sell it in win in the free market of ideas where the sell socks or salvation or your political ideas. we should all be able to compete on a free and open basis and say i have a great idea. people could look at it and go that is not a go
one of those is grover norquist. don't think anybody should be discriminated against by the irs for political purposes. i don't know why anyone would want to be a stalinist or a socialist or a communist. i think that is not the way to one of the great things that has happened in the last 20 or 30 years, a number of people used to live under socialist dictatorships. millions and millions of people underurdered, now not socialist dictatorships. i think that is great progress. people with funny...
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first, the pledge to grover norquist. to use where to grover norquist or the american people? guest: i swore my allegiance to the american people when i was sworn into the u.s. senate. caller: so how does that come into play? guest: that is why we have an oath of office for the senate. it forces you to be respected in the time that your government, not retrospective to sometime in the past. it is important to keep taxes low. i think it is also important to save the republic. if we are at a situation where we need to reform the tax code, so be it. caller: you mentioned that you had to sit down with your family and reassess your budget. how much money did you receive from corporate lobbyists this year? guest: i did not receive any money from corporate lobbyist for my family. host: here is a tweet. guest: i was a part of those negotiations. we had a balanced divided congress between republicans and democrats, and the president proposed a permanent change to our tax code. i would enter into this debate as the last german comedy, we do not do anything permanently in the congress of
first, the pledge to grover norquist. to use where to grover norquist or the american people? guest: i swore my allegiance to the american people when i was sworn into the u.s. senate. caller: so how does that come into play? guest: that is why we have an oath of office for the senate. it forces you to be respected in the time that your government, not retrospective to sometime in the past. it is important to keep taxes low. i think it is also important to save the republic. if we are at a...
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next is grover norquist. we want to put the numbers up on the screen so you can have your chance to talk with mr. norquist. mr. norquist will be out here in just a minute so you can go ahead and start dialing your phones now. first, in the new york times, this article showing senator joe lieberman. he made his farewell speech yesterday. [video clip] >> barriers of discrimination and bigotry that a few decades ago seemed removable. doors of opportunity have been opened wider for all americans regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. during my time here in washington we have had our first female secretary of state nominated and confirmed, and our first african-american president elected and reelected. it will forever remain one of my deepest honors, thanks to vice president al gore, i was given the opportunity to be the first jewish american nominated by a major political party for national office. and, incidentally, thanks to the american people, grateful to have
next is grover norquist. we want to put the numbers up on the screen so you can have your chance to talk with mr. norquist. mr. norquist will be out here in just a minute so you can go ahead and start dialing your phones now. first, in the new york times, this article showing senator joe lieberman. he made his farewell speech yesterday. [video clip] >> barriers of discrimination and bigotry that a few decades ago seemed removable. doors of opportunity have been opened wider for all...
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grover norquist, mr. no taxpayers. when bill clinton got his tax raised for the top two percent, and the tax code, president obama got his taxes raised. your next step and your next plan is this. don't let a democratic president govern as a democrat. you do the same issues when you come out from time to time, involved in the threat and the number of issues and you are still the same person and you conspiracy with treason with the republican politicians behind you. guest: ok. one thing we talk about in washington is the lack of civility. if you don't understand someone's position or don't agree with it, or misrepresented, calling other people traders is not the way to go because you lose people's interest. we have to have civil conversation. we have a tax code that kills jobs. the government's own statistics say that if we reduce the marginal tax rate we would have more economic growth and more jobs. you mentioned reagan, who took the top marginal tax rate. this is the important difference between the average tax rate a
grover norquist, mr. no taxpayers. when bill clinton got his tax raised for the top two percent, and the tax code, president obama got his taxes raised. your next step and your next plan is this. don't let a democratic president govern as a democrat. you do the same issues when you come out from time to time, involved in the threat and the number of issues and you are still the same person and you conspiracy with treason with the republican politicians behind you. guest: ok. one thing we talk...
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he was wanting for grover norquist. our country went down hill and it ain't going to come back as long as grover norquist is running the country. guest: i think all that is ridiculous. there is no evidence that bush knew that there were weapons of mass destruction. they decided to go to war in iraq has been extensively litigated and nobody has turned up that kind of evidence. as for grover norquist, let's step back here. it is not like he is a puppet master. they signed the pledge because they thought it would be politically advantageous for them to do so because most people do not like tax increases. that's the fundamental reason for the power that is attributed to grover norquist. host: mike from seattle, washington. caller: good morning. the guest sounds intelligent. eric holder was involved. -- or somehow knew about this. do you believe that the intention for fast and furious was to identify how guns were being smuggled or routed through mexico, or do you believe that the intention was for the atf agent to die? that
he was wanting for grover norquist. our country went down hill and it ain't going to come back as long as grover norquist is running the country. guest: i think all that is ridiculous. there is no evidence that bush knew that there were weapons of mass destruction. they decided to go to war in iraq has been extensively litigated and nobody has turned up that kind of evidence. as for grover norquist, let's step back here. it is not like he is a puppet master. they signed the pledge because they...
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that is holding the feet to the fire of the republicans, not grover norquist. do not forget, we are sick of all this spending. host: all right, let's move on to our next caller. cheryl, democratic line. good morning. caller: i would like to make a couple of personal points. with campaign funds from wal- mart and j.b. hunt, as long as our congress people receive money from wall street, the bankers, and the big corporations, how can we depend upon them to go for their constituencies? after japan was devastated, one man went over and taught them how to do manufacturing and a superior way. then their products started coming out. i do not understand why the house and the senate do not ask their constituents for ideas. i have some simple ideas. put them together with other money-making ideas. then, we would not have to talk about deficits. for instance, in social security, everyone is entitled to a $255 death benefit. that does not cover much of anything. that is something that we could do away with without a great deal of her. -- hurt. i have been watching many tele
that is holding the feet to the fire of the republicans, not grover norquist. do not forget, we are sick of all this spending. host: all right, let's move on to our next caller. cheryl, democratic line. good morning. caller: i would like to make a couple of personal points. with campaign funds from wal- mart and j.b. hunt, as long as our congress people receive money from wall street, the bankers, and the big corporations, how can we depend upon them to go for their constituencies? after japan...
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grover norquist on corporate welfare. fred smith on competition. he's the competitive enterprise person. but on capitol hill you get your calls returned quicker from conservatives than liberals these days. it is sad to see. i once visited senator grassley and he said look what the democrats are up to. he said i was at a hearing my committee and i was against this tax loophole carried interest for wall street venture capital or hedge funds and john kerry and charles schumer were supporting wall street. so, here is the point. there is convergence on the other side that has been running the country into the ground. it is called the corporate liberal represented by the clintons and the corporate conservatives represented by the people we all know. they are the ones who got rid of bank regulation and glass stegall and any chance to control derivatives. they are the ones that concentrated agra business more and tell communications more and drug companies more and gave us nafta and the world trade organization. it was republican votes that helped clinton
grover norquist on corporate welfare. fred smith on competition. he's the competitive enterprise person. but on capitol hill you get your calls returned quicker from conservatives than liberals these days. it is sad to see. i once visited senator grassley and he said look what the democrats are up to. he said i was at a hearing my committee and i was against this tax loophole carried interest for wall street venture capital or hedge funds and john kerry and charles schumer were supporting wall...
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let me get that to grover norquist, because he is a good guy with a bad idea. anybody that can go through their rosy years and pick of a pledge that you're never one to raise taxes under any situation, even if your country is extremity is justice. he came and testified before us. he said my hero is ronald reagan. i said great, mine, too. as of ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times in 11 years. he said, i know, he did he saidd not like that at all. here you have a situation where 95 percent of the republicans that are serving have signed the pledge. how can you send a pledge before you heard the debate, read the information, know the position of your country and pretend you are a legislator? i think that is a remarkable absurdity. as spend a lot of time talking about him, and i needed to. he is the most powerful man in the united states right now. host: more about the power. the phrase remarkable absurdity. guest: the american people are very committed to not raising their taxes. did just elected a congress that is committed to not raising taxes. people campaigned
let me get that to grover norquist, because he is a good guy with a bad idea. anybody that can go through their rosy years and pick of a pledge that you're never one to raise taxes under any situation, even if your country is extremity is justice. he came and testified before us. he said my hero is ronald reagan. i said great, mine, too. as of ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times in 11 years. he said, i know, he did he saidd not like that at all. here you have a situation where 95 percent of the...
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you are on what grover norquist. caller: thank you for c-span. norquist, i think there is a big problem. perception is everything when it comes to marketing and it is the perception that the democrats are able to get across. because the democrats, they know their audience, they know who they are pandering to, they know who they are selling to. and they treat them like stupid children. and it works. i will give you an example. you remember when the bush tax tom- first came out and shall and dick gephardt -- tom daschle and dick kept part, the minority leaders, did not have anything, but yet they come out with this ridiculous show what the press with visual age -- they had to bring the press outside. they had this rusty muffler. see, that is what he is going to get, and this is all you are getting, and basically they said there is nothing in it for you if you are middle-class and poor, he is only doing this for the rich. we know that is not true. but most people bought it. most republicans i talk to -- it is unbelievable. forget about the truth. it
you are on what grover norquist. caller: thank you for c-span. norquist, i think there is a big problem. perception is everything when it comes to marketing and it is the perception that the democrats are able to get across. because the democrats, they know their audience, they know who they are pandering to, they know who they are selling to. and they treat them like stupid children. and it works. i will give you an example. you remember when the bush tax tom- first came out and shall and dick...
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the republicans, all of those people you red light grover norquist -- read, like grover norquist. we need people who are going to stand up -- cut by the entitlement programs? yes. but you can't just cut and cut and don't get any taxes? host: shirley, thank you for the call. we appreciate it, as always. this in your program at your chance to weigh in did i would point out that we began with "the new york times" en "the washington post." this morning everyone is talking about the value of the super committee. including this headline from inside "the new york times." >> in the meantime, we've got a lot of work left to do this year. before congress leaves next month we have to work together to cut taxes for workers and small business owners all across america. if we don't act, taxes will go up for every single american starting next year. i am not about to let that happen. middle-class americans can't afford to lose $1,000 next year because congress won't act. i can only hope that members of congress to a been fighting so hard to protect tax breaks for the wealthy will fight just as h
the republicans, all of those people you red light grover norquist -- read, like grover norquist. we need people who are going to stand up -- cut by the entitlement programs? yes. but you can't just cut and cut and don't get any taxes? host: shirley, thank you for the call. we appreciate it, as always. this in your program at your chance to weigh in did i would point out that we began with "the new york times" en "the washington post." this morning everyone is talking about...
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. >> so you would be willing to listen to that -- even though people like grover norquist said that those are tax hikes? if you eliminate those, that's a tax hike. >> it is not a tax hike overall, if the total amount of money is revenue-neutral. so the question would be, would you spend that money to reduce the debt? let's wait and see what the kyl group recommends. >> how much longer does that group have? you said it has to be some time in advance of august 2 to get it through the senate, but the markets are watching what you're doing. is there some concern of getting right up to the end, like what happened with the 2011 budget talks? how long do you have? >> the sooner, the better. we can work backwards. i think there is an informal agreement that we need to have our action done by the first of august. to get it considered, we need to get it some time in july and that is about a month away. >> and you have not seen the progress yet toward actually getting to something? >> there may be a lot of progress. but they are not giving us a running commentary on what they are doing. otherwise, t
. >> so you would be willing to listen to that -- even though people like grover norquist said that those are tax hikes? if you eliminate those, that's a tax hike. >> it is not a tax hike overall, if the total amount of money is revenue-neutral. so the question would be, would you spend that money to reduce the debt? let's wait and see what the kyl group recommends. >> how much longer does that group have? you said it has to be some time in advance of august 2 to get it...
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and my republican friends, these four folks, are being led like puppets by grover norquist. they're giving speeches that we should compromise on our deficit but never do they compromise on grover norquist. he is their leader. so i repeat. everyone outside the senate chamber believes that we should create jobs in the way that we're doing it. talking about norquist, alan simpson testifying before the joint committee today, he sent to his republican colleagues earlier today about grover norquist, quote, the only thing he can do is try to defeat you in your re-election. if that means more to you than your country, you shouldn't be in congress, end of quolet, alan simpson. so we want to get our jobs bill done. of course the subcommittee is working -- super committee is working hard to get their job done but it's impossible to do with grover norquist leading the charge for the republicans. >> sir, you said earlier in the year that social security should never cribblet to the deficit and so in the deficit reduction area, entitlements are fair game but not social security. do you su
and my republican friends, these four folks, are being led like puppets by grover norquist. they're giving speeches that we should compromise on our deficit but never do they compromise on grover norquist. he is their leader. so i repeat. everyone outside the senate chamber believes that we should create jobs in the way that we're doing it. talking about norquist, alan simpson testifying before the joint committee today, he sent to his republican colleagues earlier today about grover norquist,...
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the joke about having a cameo role somewhere, you and grover norquist. you're the most powerful guys around the town. tom donohue also helps run the town, the u.s. chamber of commerce. very powerful guys. and john engler at the business roundtable and others have been doing so much. i cannot imagine the business roundtable, the u.s. chamber of commerce, and the afl-cio all lined up saying more infrastructure is vital for the country. we are eating our seed corn, and we are not taking this seriously. you are all on the same page. why has your performance in that terms of so few results? -- why has your performance in that been so pathetic in terms of so few results? >> because it is not about solving problems. it is about ideology. you have a small group of people that say, country, be damned. we will not raise taxes. it cost you $22 billion a year if you are in business just waiting, because of bad roads, business, and things of that sort. intermodal means of transportation that do not connect with one another. it cost you another $20 billion a year if y
the joke about having a cameo role somewhere, you and grover norquist. you're the most powerful guys around the town. tom donohue also helps run the town, the u.s. chamber of commerce. very powerful guys. and john engler at the business roundtable and others have been doing so much. i cannot imagine the business roundtable, the u.s. chamber of commerce, and the afl-cio all lined up saying more infrastructure is vital for the country. we are eating our seed corn, and we are not taking this...
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he is the grover norquist of the left on this. the republican party can play a very useful role in working together in a bipartisan way. in canada, they made some very amazing fiscal reform in the past four years with three parties. if they can do it, why can't we? >> some of us would pay good money to see bernie sanders debate grover norquist. we have time for two questions. >> good evening. piney ms. randall. -- my name is randall. over the next four years, which justices of the supreme court to uc retiring, if any? >> ginsberg. and then it would be next? >> are we talking voluntary retirement? >> it is really a deathwatch. it is asking who will get sick and who will die. i think you look at the ages involved. >> 6 are over 70. that is hard to predict the supreme court, particularly the ability for people to hold on by their fingernails with somebody they did not like as president. look how long thurgood marshall held on. he kept trying to get the democrats to win an election so he could retire. he finally retired when bush was
he is the grover norquist of the left on this. the republican party can play a very useful role in working together in a bipartisan way. in canada, they made some very amazing fiscal reform in the past four years with three parties. if they can do it, why can't we? >> some of us would pay good money to see bernie sanders debate grover norquist. we have time for two questions. >> good evening. piney ms. randall. -- my name is randall. over the next four years, which justices of the...
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whatld like you to explain role grover norquist has an washington, d.c. and where there in washington, d.c.? there are a lot of charles schultz peanuts references in that question. is, who ist of it grover norquist and why does anyone pay attention to him? grover has been a republican for decades here in washington and he created the american tax reform group which andgotten house republicans senate republicans, two and congressional candidates, to pledge not to raise any taxes. of grover the fear into them when it comes to considering raising revenue to do something about the deficit. we have heard repeatedly from centrists and moderate republicans that the republican party is to in hock to this anti-tax pledge. that gets in the way of coming up with maybe a grand bargain that the president would like to see in terms of doing entitlements and tax revenues to deal with the long-term debt issues. a bit of aas put monkeywrench into the works here which is what grover wants to do. that he wants to decrease the size of government so it becomes so small that y
whatld like you to explain role grover norquist has an washington, d.c. and where there in washington, d.c.? there are a lot of charles schultz peanuts references in that question. is, who ist of it grover norquist and why does anyone pay attention to him? grover has been a republican for decades here in washington and he created the american tax reform group which andgotten house republicans senate republicans, two and congressional candidates, to pledge not to raise any taxes. of grover the...
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coming up sunday morning, americans for tax reform president grover norquist on a possible biden administration tax increase for high-income earners and corporations. and legal conservation voters president talks about administration policies on climate change, energy and infrastructure. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on sunday morning at be sure to join the discussion with her phone calls, facebook comments text messages and tweets. >>
coming up sunday morning, americans for tax reform president grover norquist on a possible biden administration tax increase for high-income earners and corporations. and legal conservation voters president talks about administration policies on climate change, energy and infrastructure. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on sunday morning at be sure to join the discussion with her phone calls, facebook comments text messages and tweets. >>
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one middleman adnan grover norquist. someone who was never even elected. here is a man that has caused all the problems. all of the republicans have signed this pledge, which to me is unconstitutional. without him, we would not be talking today. >> salem, oregon, republican line. you are on the air. caller: good morning. as a college student, and i have listened to every single caller, this is an embarrassing day for our country. i am a first-time job hunter, unemployed, a college student with loans, i am embarrassed and looking at this situation. my life is going to be turned upside down because of this. legislators need to stop bickering with these comments. they need to come together and do something like this. i am embarrassed because of not -- because none of my legislators will do anything about it. >> who are your representatives? caller: [indiscernible] it is embarrassing. it was a good conversation and i said -- is there any way that you couldn't speak on the floor to this issue? he said pc would heat would do. he basically lied to my face. even t
one middleman adnan grover norquist. someone who was never even elected. here is a man that has caused all the problems. all of the republicans have signed this pledge, which to me is unconstitutional. without him, we would not be talking today. >> salem, oregon, republican line. you are on the air. caller: good morning. as a college student, and i have listened to every single caller, this is an embarrassing day for our country. i am a first-time job hunter, unemployed, a college student...
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grover norquist was part of jack of' thing.'s i don't understand why everybody is getting so excited about the tea party. they are severe right-wing. it would be like someone in the democrats talking some crazy tea party thing and call it on the left. 1972 on june 17 is when it happened. caller: i just finished reading a book about nixon. host: that was the day of the break-in. june 17, 1972. caller: i'm sorry. i always celebrate june 16 because my husband came back from vietnam on that host: day thanks for the call. guest: freedomworks is a separate organization from grover norquist. in terms of whether or not the tea party is an extreme right- wing thing, i would invite you to come out to the tea party events in your community and discover that you will meet people from all walks of life who are bound on common-sense values that the government should not spend money it does not have and that it's getting too involved in people's lives. these are not right-wing ideas. we have been tough on republicans that have violated those p
grover norquist was part of jack of' thing.'s i don't understand why everybody is getting so excited about the tea party. they are severe right-wing. it would be like someone in the democrats talking some crazy tea party thing and call it on the left. 1972 on june 17 is when it happened. caller: i just finished reading a book about nixon. host: that was the day of the break-in. june 17, 1972. caller: i'm sorry. i always celebrate june 16 because my husband came back from vietnam on that host:...
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do you have a question for grover norquist? caller: not so much a question, but i would like to congratulate him and his fellow republicans for winning the class war. ronald reagan gave the wealthiest americans and corporations the biggest tax cut in the history of the united states. on the premise that, well, if they have all these tax cuts, they will create jobs. well, we had one of the biggest deficits under reagan, one of the biggest recessions in 1983. so much for triple-down economic theory. host: we will get a response. guest: tim, a couple of things. first of all, when we reduced marginal tax rates, the reagan tax cuts, it was parallel to the kennedy tax cuts. kennedy had tax cuts of 22% across the board at all tax rate. ronald reagan's was 25% across the board on all rates. so if you want to make a partisan point, ragan's tax reduction looked very -- was parallel to the one that john f. kennedy performed. second, there was tremendous job creation. you talk about the recession of 1983. that may be the democratic party's
do you have a question for grover norquist? caller: not so much a question, but i would like to congratulate him and his fellow republicans for winning the class war. ronald reagan gave the wealthiest americans and corporations the biggest tax cut in the history of the united states. on the premise that, well, if they have all these tax cuts, they will create jobs. well, we had one of the biggest deficits under reagan, one of the biggest recessions in 1983. so much for triple-down economic...
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my thing is the elephant in the room, grover norquist. as soon as they agreed to raise taxes they probably will not get their jobs back because he has a 58% of going after these guys. even on c-span he is bragging about taking the president down for breaking the pledge and some others. you have paul ryan who is an devotee. that is a novel, not something to build the republican platform on. i think that will be the biggest problem. republicans do not want to lose their jobs. host: nancy pelosi announcing she will return as the house minority leader, one of the ones at the white house just today that you probably saw. also talking with reporters after the meeting. here she talks about her focus that she had going into the meeting. [video clip] >> the speaker spoke about a framework going into next year. i was focusing on how to send a message of confidence to consumers in the markets in the short term to. we should have a goal in terms of how much deficit reduction we should have. we should have a deadline before christmas. we should scare
my thing is the elephant in the room, grover norquist. as soon as they agreed to raise taxes they probably will not get their jobs back because he has a 58% of going after these guys. even on c-span he is bragging about taking the president down for breaking the pledge and some others. you have paul ryan who is an devotee. that is a novel, not something to build the republican platform on. i think that will be the biggest problem. republicans do not want to lose their jobs. host: nancy pelosi...
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i was calling in reference to the constitution, compared to grover norquist. you have answered about why they are taking so many days and weeks off. guest: it is not often that somebody calls in and says that i have satisfactorily answered any questions rather than two questions. host: let's hear from matthew in phoenix, arizona. what do think about their efforts? caller: i wanted to thank you for the work you're doing. it seems be apathetic to our congressmen in the house and the senate. giving them nine months to put together a budget seems generous. for the work that has to be done, i would think the proposal should be worked on much earlier in the year and perhaps so that they can discuss the matters and work of the details. i saw the house last year hold everything up. that is the reason for the disapproval rating. i could not believe what they did by shutting everything down. maybe we can push that timetable up a little bit. right,i think you're we're being generous. if you look at the actual letter of the 1974 congressional budget act, the bills are sup
i was calling in reference to the constitution, compared to grover norquist. you have answered about why they are taking so many days and weeks off. guest: it is not often that somebody calls in and says that i have satisfactorily answered any questions rather than two questions. host: let's hear from matthew in phoenix, arizona. what do think about their efforts? caller: i wanted to thank you for the work you're doing. it seems be apathetic to our congressmen in the house and the senate....
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it was not to grover norquist or to any group in washington. go read the document. i hereby pledge to the residents of that if district of south carolina such and such. to me, it reflects my principles. hi a sign a very view pledges, maybe two or 3 cents i have been in politics. but that one more than any other succinctly lays out my principles of outgrowing the overall size of government. -- of growing the over size of government. we have the discussion above making tax is more fair. the jobs through growth plan that the republican study committee offered a couple of weeks ago dramatically reduce corporate subsidies for things like ethanol and green energy and big oil. i do not consider that to be a tax increase. i consider that to be fixing an unfair tax system. we should base taxes on consumption and how much people make. not how much they spend their money. you might buy a prius and i might buy a humvee, but at the end of the day, the pledges to the people back home and it will be up to them to determine whether not i kept my word on this and many other issues a
it was not to grover norquist or to any group in washington. go read the document. i hereby pledge to the residents of that if district of south carolina such and such. to me, it reflects my principles. hi a sign a very view pledges, maybe two or 3 cents i have been in politics. but that one more than any other succinctly lays out my principles of outgrowing the overall size of government. -- of growing the over size of government. we have the discussion above making tax is more fair. the jobs...
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norquist -- with the notorious grover norquist and his tax pledge. his pledge to not raise taxes. we're getting ready, mr. speaker, to get to the end of this year and we still have 160 million americans at risk for suffering a massive or i'll say a tax increase, $1,000 a person on average, maybe about -- i don't know how many millions of dollars that that will take out of consumers' pockets. and i don't hear grover norquist or the tea party republicans crying about that. if it's the middle class, the working people tax increase, it's ok. if it is the top 1% making over $1 million a year, then can't touch this. well, i think the american people know that it's hammer time out here. it's time for there to be fairness, justice and fairness for all under the law. and it's ironic because we need these bankruptcy court judges' tenures to be extended as this act would allow because there's going to be more bankruptcies filed, just $1,000 can push a person over the edge in terms of solvency is concerned. people are now just living paycheck to paycheck, hand t
norquist -- with the notorious grover norquist and his tax pledge. his pledge to not raise taxes. we're getting ready, mr. speaker, to get to the end of this year and we still have 160 million americans at risk for suffering a massive or i'll say a tax increase, $1,000 a person on average, maybe about -- i don't know how many millions of dollars that that will take out of consumers' pockets. and i don't hear grover norquist or the tea party republicans crying about that. if it's the middle...
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grover norquist has exerted interest. when you talk about raising taxes, it is very unpopular politically. he has set a lot of influence. do remember been sick -- host: do you remember being scared of " northwest? guest: i did not remember been scared of grover norquist or anybody. host: steve, you're next. caller: mitt romney accused rick santorum of supporting you, which led to the obama-care. that was one thing that i wanted you to address. 10 years ago, i would have probably been in the tea party because i was an independent in the republican party that did not want all of the spending in iraq. i think it is hypocritical for the tea party to play this hard- line debt game. i was just wondering what you thought of that, and the last thing was the word rhino -- republican in name only. . i have been called for 10 years. i will vote democrat. thank you. guest: you have been called republican in name only for 10 years. i happened to be for 30 years. i came to the same conclusion. the republicans and i developed, as i call
grover norquist has exerted interest. when you talk about raising taxes, it is very unpopular politically. he has set a lot of influence. do remember been sick -- host: do you remember being scared of " northwest? guest: i did not remember been scared of grover norquist or anybody. host: steve, you're next. caller: mitt romney accused rick santorum of supporting you, which led to the obama-care. that was one thing that i wanted you to address. 10 years ago, i would have probably been in...
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grover norquist was part of jack of' thing.'s i don't understand why everybody is getting so excited about the tea party. they are severe right-wing. it would be like someone in the democrats talking some crazy tea party thing and call it on the left. 1972 on june 17 is when it happened. caller: i just finished reading a book about nixon. host: that was the day of the break-in. june 17, 1972. caller: i'm sorry. i always celebrate june 16 because my husband came back from vietnam on that host: day thanks for the call. guest: freedomworks is a separate organization from grover norquist. in terms of whether or not the tea party is an extreme right- wing thing, i would invite you to come out to the tea party events in your community and discover that you will meet people from all walks of life who are bound on common-sense values that the government should not spend money it does not have and that it's getting too involved in people's lives. these are not right-wing ideas. we have been tough on republicans that have violated those p
grover norquist was part of jack of' thing.'s i don't understand why everybody is getting so excited about the tea party. they are severe right-wing. it would be like someone in the democrats talking some crazy tea party thing and call it on the left. 1972 on june 17 is when it happened. caller: i just finished reading a book about nixon. host: that was the day of the break-in. june 17, 1972. caller: i'm sorry. i always celebrate june 16 because my husband came back from vietnam on that host:...
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it's a budget for grover norquist america, a radical conservative fantasy land where government is no longer able to play a role, protecting those who need it the most, protecting our most natural resources, investing in the job creation initiatives that will enable us to move forward as a people. that is not a vision that we should want to see passed into law, let alone into reality. thank you, madam speaker. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time -- mr. garrett: i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from kansas. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two mississippi. >> i appreciate the hard work of my cheeg from new jersey. i rise in proud support of the budget we are discussing here today. it offers a clear vision for responsibility as well as a path toward accomplishing that vision. in just three day the united states will have the highest corporate business tax rate in the world. in a matter of months, every american, every business own eric every investor will be subject to higher taxes as a result of the expiration of the bush-obama cacks tu
it's a budget for grover norquist america, a radical conservative fantasy land where government is no longer able to play a role, protecting those who need it the most, protecting our most natural resources, investing in the job creation initiatives that will enable us to move forward as a people. that is not a vision that we should want to see passed into law, let alone into reality. thank you, madam speaker. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time -- mr. garrett: i am...
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on monday, grover norquist will hold a news conference to call for changes to the tax code. he is expected to voice his opposition to president obama's proposed buffett rule which would apply to americans earning more than $1 million a year, requiring them to pay 30% of their income in taxes. you could watch live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span2. >> april 15, 1912 -- nearly 1500 perished on a ship called unsinkable. >> want the look out bills were sounded, they struck the bells three times which is a warning, saying there is an object head. it does not say what kind of object. the lookout struck the ball and went to a telephone and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is they saw. when the phone was finally answered, the entire conversation was what do you see? the response was iceberg, right ahead. the response from the officer was thank you. >> that today at 4:00 eastern. >> secretary of state hillary clinton traveled to the naval academy in annapolis, maryland where she spoke to an audience about u.s. strategy in the asia- pacific. her remarks
on monday, grover norquist will hold a news conference to call for changes to the tax code. he is expected to voice his opposition to president obama's proposed buffett rule which would apply to americans earning more than $1 million a year, requiring them to pay 30% of their income in taxes. you could watch live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span2. >> april 15, 1912 -- nearly 1500 perished on a ship called unsinkable. >> want the look out bills were sounded, they struck the bells...
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you're talking about grover norquist. this is an unelected person that is making use sign a pledge that has nothing to do with the country. guest: thank you. i respectfully disagree on all counts. at the beginning you made the case that we are talking about the 47%. republicans are not. democrats are raising this issue over and over. they see political advantage in it. one of our frustrations with the 47% is many do not have the good-paying jobs that would allow them to be taxpayers. our frustration is we have an economy that is flying so low, very weak, with so many people that are unemployed, on food stamps. we want the 47% to be reduced by a stronger economic growth. we want those who begin in the lower classes of the income to become a middle-class taxpayers and those in the middle class to rise to higher levels as well. host: we have been talking about this fiscal cliff that congress is grappling with, as is the white house. you would like to see long-term reform, but you expect something to be hammered out before ch
you're talking about grover norquist. this is an unelected person that is making use sign a pledge that has nothing to do with the country. guest: thank you. i respectfully disagree on all counts. at the beginning you made the case that we are talking about the 47%. republicans are not. democrats are raising this issue over and over. they see political advantage in it. one of our frustrations with the 47% is many do not have the good-paying jobs that would allow them to be taxpayers. our...
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host: dave, for grover norquist. caller: good morning. you walk on the right track with the limiting of raising the taxes. i love that. i love what you have done. here's why. i went through this stuff and looked at some figures. 14,000 companies have left for china because taxes have hovered around the four -- a 40% corporate tax rate. they just flat out told us, we are leaving the united states and going to china and holland, where they are much lower. whenever taxes come back down, they might hire the 25 or 35. 14,000 companies have left, in addition to these large, international companies. those 14,000 companies averaged 1000 people per company. a fact check with the number of unemployed. about 15 million. it is because their corporate tax rate is hovering around 14%. the rest of the world is not. this is why companies leave the united states and will not come back and tell that this change. that is my comment. guest: is not that some companies leave the united states only, although some do for the reasons you are saying. people move b
host: dave, for grover norquist. caller: good morning. you walk on the right track with the limiting of raising the taxes. i love that. i love what you have done. here's why. i went through this stuff and looked at some figures. 14,000 companies have left for china because taxes have hovered around the four -- a 40% corporate tax rate. they just flat out told us, we are leaving the united states and going to china and holland, where they are much lower. whenever taxes come back down, they might...
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i think we should be calling grover norquist and the tea party and the coke brothers. those are the ones that have got these pledges into these guys, and the republican party, they signed their soul of late and they are not working for the american people. they are in the devil's hands. that is just my opinion. thank you, c-span. city,michael in michigan indiana, independent line. michael, you are on c-span. caller: hello. i am a democrat. i consider myself an independent at the moment. i am just curious as a person who is sitting back, and average family, seeing all this discussion about the health care reform. what is the big difference between what is being offered to the democratic party and what is being offered to the average american? is it really that much difference to warrant our country's shutdown in such a matter? explain toody please the average american people what this is all about? i would appreciate hearing more about it. thank you very much. host: patty is in wisconsin on our public in line. do you think about the government shutdown? caller: i think
i think we should be calling grover norquist and the tea party and the coke brothers. those are the ones that have got these pledges into these guys, and the republican party, they signed their soul of late and they are not working for the american people. they are in the devil's hands. that is just my opinion. thank you, c-span. city,michael in michigan indiana, independent line. michael, you are on c-span. caller: hello. i am a democrat. i consider myself an independent at the moment. i am...
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a question is in regard to grover norquist. there are only six people in the house and the seven in the senate that have not taken that pledge. this man has been atrocious for the american people. why they have taken this pledge -- the only pledged they should be taking is a pledge to the american people and this democracy. i want to see every one of those republicans to tear off that pledge. i like to see mr. john boehner and mr. mitchell mcconnell pick only people who have not taken the pledge. otherwise, this super committee -- this should not be called a super congress. we have a congress. call them a "super committee ." guest: i tend to be against people tying their hands behind their back because it makes them unable to respond to circumstances as they change. host: jim is on our republican line. caller: peter, you mentioned something about sharing the burden. i go home every night and turn on the news and see people of congress getting out of their limousines. for me, i am still getting a $9 hair cut bank i drive a prett
a question is in regard to grover norquist. there are only six people in the house and the seven in the senate that have not taken that pledge. this man has been atrocious for the american people. why they have taken this pledge -- the only pledged they should be taking is a pledge to the american people and this democracy. i want to see every one of those republicans to tear off that pledge. i like to see mr. john boehner and mr. mitchell mcconnell pick only people who have not taken the...
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weighing in on this issue in this weeks cq weekly is grover norquist. let's hear from brian in schaumburg, illinois. to governors make better presidents? caller: i would say no. i think that is a false qualification. look at lincoln, eisenhower. i like the first bush, but i think it is a bad idea. i always had a lot of bad parties.ns on ♪ in both the other lady called president bush a bad president. i would also nominate governor clinton who became president. he did a lot of bad things that hurt the average working man. go back to that list of the last five governors to serve as president. bush, bill clinton, ronald reagan, jimmy carter and franklin roosevelt. all except jimmy carter served in two terms. case three t's terms. does it mean anything that they were elected to more than one term? caller: george w. bush won by a hair. i stand by my point. i do think you have to be governor to be president area and abraham lincoln was one of our best ever paged white eisenhower was fantastic terry and he negotiated the world after world war ii. the cold war
weighing in on this issue in this weeks cq weekly is grover norquist. let's hear from brian in schaumburg, illinois. to governors make better presidents? caller: i would say no. i think that is a false qualification. look at lincoln, eisenhower. i like the first bush, but i think it is a bad idea. i always had a lot of bad parties.ns on ♪ in both the other lady called president bush a bad president. i would also nominate governor clinton who became president. he did a lot of bad things that...
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on the next washington journal, grover norquist on the various tax liens put forth by the republican candidates. melcher discusses difficulty have getting access to food. then we look at the hillary clinton e-mail pro and what it be and what it means for her political campaign. >> this week in congress the senate returns tuesday and takes another procedural vote disapproving the iran nuclear agreement. the boat is scheduled or 6:00 p.m. later in the week, expected to ban abortions after 20 weeks. this is always on c-span. the house returns wednesday. they take up a number of bills including the tsa to enhance security at the airport. live coverage of the u.s. house always right here on in. c-span.on >> setting of the stage for a new show, landmark cases. a live discussion in philadelphia wednesday on the same as we have selected for these, exploring the human stories behind these historic decisions. georgetown university law professor and former acting solicitor general neal catchall -- katyal. .oderated by jeffrey rosen this is life wednesday 7:00 p.m. eastern on3. debbie wasserman
on the next washington journal, grover norquist on the various tax liens put forth by the republican candidates. melcher discusses difficulty have getting access to food. then we look at the hillary clinton e-mail pro and what it be and what it means for her political campaign. >> this week in congress the senate returns tuesday and takes another procedural vote disapproving the iran nuclear agreement. the boat is scheduled or 6:00 p.m. later in the week, expected to ban abortions after...
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instead of signing pledges to grover norquist, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again. we will not repeat the mistakes we made in the past by having a different set of rules for wall street and main street, making sure we continue to hemorrhage these tax cuts for the super wealthy. they are holding hostage the middle class tax cut because they say we won't continue the middle class tax cut unless you give the tax cut for the super wealthy. it is about time they take some responsibility. >> joe and i are from similar towns. do you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? 10%. that is how is going all around america. >> that is not how it is going. it is going down. >> did they inherit a tough situation? absolutely. but we're going in the wrong direction. the economy is barely limping along. it's growing at 1.3%. job growth in september was slower than it was in august and august was slower than it was in july. we're heading in the wrong direction. 23 million americans are struggling for wo
instead of signing pledges to grover norquist, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again. we will not repeat the mistakes we made in the past by having a different set of rules for wall street and main street, making sure we continue to hemorrhage these tax cuts for the super wealthy. they are holding hostage the middle class tax cut because they say we won't continue the middle class tax cut unless you give...
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that is in with grover norquist. host: we will talk more about that as the program goes on. let's take a moment and look at mitt romney's overall campaign moments. here is a headline from "the washington post" -- this will publish before mitt romney said he was announcing his vice- presidential pick. we have the national political reporter with a politico. guest: good morning. host: where are you this morning? how surprised were you? guest: i am currently trying to get my luggage onto a bus in a hotel in norfolk where we had thought the morning was going to be calm. instead, we have had very little sleep. people are running around trying to figure out what is going on. people thought it could come today but based on what we heard from the campaign yesterday on the bus tour, we were on the ground with them yesterday in virginia, we thought it was not coming. we thought they would hold off for another week. reporters were wandering around norfolk at 1:00 this morning. host: added to get the information and how did the news trickled out? there's a website that is up now romneyr
that is in with grover norquist. host: we will talk more about that as the program goes on. let's take a moment and look at mitt romney's overall campaign moments. here is a headline from "the washington post" -- this will publish before mitt romney said he was announcing his vice- presidential pick. we have the national political reporter with a politico. guest: good morning. host: where are you this morning? how surprised were you? guest: i am currently trying to get my luggage onto...
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he is of a grover norquist. can you imagine if we have a president and a vice president who signed a pledge that they cannot do any taxes? how can they begin to compromise? paul ryan is a career politician. there are many people who profit off of these programs. he wants to cut child care for kids. this is crazy. he was part of the problem. he is the problem. he is a part of the republican administration that took that up. thank you. host: louisiana, a republican. caller: i just want to say that our brother watched somebody do something good with the money. that is it. host: cincinnati, now. a democrat, good morning. caller: which -- barack obama and joe biden, all of the way. as far as our current economy, i have two words for you -- republican obstruction. the only reason our economy is not better is because republicans have done everything they can to repeal barack obama. he came in with 13% unemployment. now we're down to 8.3% unemployment. we are headed to 7%. we will be at 6% unemployment if we can stop re
he is of a grover norquist. can you imagine if we have a president and a vice president who signed a pledge that they cannot do any taxes? how can they begin to compromise? paul ryan is a career politician. there are many people who profit off of these programs. he wants to cut child care for kids. this is crazy. he was part of the problem. he is the problem. he is a part of the republican administration that took that up. thank you. host: louisiana, a republican. caller: i just want to say...
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a vision best articulated by one of their ideological leaders, grover norquist, who said, "i'm not in favor of abolishing the government. i just want to shrink it down to the sites where we can drown it in that bathtub " he was kind enough to wish me good luck on the super committee by telling reporters that washington does not do budgets. he has elicited a pledge from almost every single republican member of congress to never, under any circumstances, raise taxes by even a penny, but the fact that the wealthiest americans are paying the lowest rates in generations. despite the fact that the wealthiest americans are today paying the lowest rates in generations and the federal government is taking in the lowest level of revenue in decades. unfortunately, part of many -- far too many republicans have latched on the this deeply, damaging ideology. they pay lip service to deficit reduction, but what they actually seem to be concerned about is cutting taxes for the rich and starting programs that -- and starving programs that help middle-class families and the most vulnerable americans. if
a vision best articulated by one of their ideological leaders, grover norquist, who said, "i'm not in favor of abolishing the government. i just want to shrink it down to the sites where we can drown it in that bathtub " he was kind enough to wish me good luck on the super committee by telling reporters that washington does not do budgets. he has elicited a pledge from almost every single republican member of congress to never, under any circumstances, raise taxes by even a penny, but...
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. -- the republicans in congress don't owe grover norquist any allegiance. the republicans don't respect obama and they have a witch hunt against him. host: john is on the independent line from illinois. caller: we all know how dysfunctional our government is and has become. it is about time that the administration and the department of justice, in this case, are ignoring a request from congress. is about time the department of justice stand up against congress. the information does not all need to be released. the people will know the truth when the administration wants them to know it. i look forward to a new administration working under these rules. i hope everyone else does, too. host: portland, oregon, mark is on our independent line. caller: i agree with the republican gentlemen. i was on to say the same king. you're not supposed to give out information under an investigation. as far as i'm concerned, there has been a lot of gun running from the american government to help rebel causes all the way back in the 1950's through the 1980's. this is an ongoi
. -- the republicans in congress don't owe grover norquist any allegiance. the republicans don't respect obama and they have a witch hunt against him. host: john is on the independent line from illinois. caller: we all know how dysfunctional our government is and has become. it is about time that the administration and the department of justice, in this case, are ignoring a request from congress. is about time the department of justice stand up against congress. the information does not all...
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it is kind of like grover norquist. if you vote to raise taxes and he gets people to run against you, they primary those people, so it's bribery. guest: you are right. it has been around a long time and there have been people who have raised a raised alec all long time because they have been involved in pretty controversial issues over the years. they have very close ties to corporate america. they have been involved in bills over the years, for instance, to have states withdraw from regional compacts on cap-and- trade legislation. they have also been involved in efforts to get in effortsto not advertise on the internet if there is a government service that would compete with a business. so they have been in the cross hairs of liberal groups for a long time. they are not new by any means. host: is it because they are successful? guest: i think they have been successful and more successful recently. we now. 26 legislatures controlled by republicans. and so, up from 14 in 2010. so the ideas are gaining more attraction in
it is kind of like grover norquist. if you vote to raise taxes and he gets people to run against you, they primary those people, so it's bribery. guest: you are right. it has been around a long time and there have been people who have raised a raised alec all long time because they have been involved in pretty controversial issues over the years. they have very close ties to corporate america. they have been involved in bills over the years, for instance, to have states withdraw from regional...
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the joke about having a cameo somewhere, you and grover norquist. you're the most powerful guys around the town. tom donohue also helps run the town, the u.s. chamber of commerce. a very powerful guys. and john engler at the business roundtable and others have been doing so much. the businessine roundtable, the u.s. chamber of commerce, and the afl-cio all lined up saying more infrastructure is vital for the country. we are eating our seed corn, and we are not taking this seriously. you are all on the same page. why hasn't your performance in has been so pathetic -- why your performance in that been so pathetic in terms of results cap a >> because it is not about solving problems. it is about ideology. you have a small group of people that say, country b. ee will not be -- country, b damned. we will not raise taxes. yearst you $22 billion a if you are in business just waiting, because of bad roads, business, and things of that sort. intermodal means of transportation that do not connect with one another. it cost you another $20 billion a year if you
the joke about having a cameo somewhere, you and grover norquist. you're the most powerful guys around the town. tom donohue also helps run the town, the u.s. chamber of commerce. a very powerful guys. and john engler at the business roundtable and others have been doing so much. the businessine roundtable, the u.s. chamber of commerce, and the afl-cio all lined up saying more infrastructure is vital for the country. we are eating our seed corn, and we are not taking this seriously. you are all...
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[applause] ♪ >> grover norquist on the various tax plans put forward by republican presidential candidates. then the associate director of hungry discusses u.s. households that currently have problems getting access to adequate food due to a lack of money or resources. looks att, rachel day the hillary clinton e-mail probe and what it means for her presidential campaign. phonet will take your calls, facebook comments, and tweets. >> this weekend, the senate returns. they will take another procedural vote on a measure disapproving the iran nuclear agreement. they return at 1:00 a.m. eastern and the vote is scheduled for 6 p.m.. later in the week they are expected to discuss a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. house returns wednesday when they take up a number of bills, including one directing the tsa to enhance airport security. thursday, members turned to legislation that would ban all federal funding of planned parenthood unless the organization agrees to stop performing or funding abortions. live coverage of the u.s. house all we care on c-span. >> setting the stage for c-spa
[applause] ♪ >> grover norquist on the various tax plans put forward by republican presidential candidates. then the associate director of hungry discusses u.s. households that currently have problems getting access to adequate food due to a lack of money or resources. looks att, rachel day the hillary clinton e-mail probe and what it means for her presidential campaign. phonet will take your calls, facebook comments, and tweets. >> this weekend, the senate returns. they will take...
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certainly, the seniors -- i agree with grover norquist. even he has come out against cutting the benefits to seniors. he calls it a tax increase. democrats are standing firm -- and no tax increase and our seniors. -- on our seniors. host: would you vote for a balanced budget constitutional amendment? guest: i would not vote 4 carry one of the great tools consumers have is the ability to get credits to buy your home long- term care to take away the tools to be able to invest in the future -- long term. to take away a tool to be able to invest in the future that moves this country forward is important. host: how were the two connected? guest: a balanced budget amendment would say you could not have a loan. you could not have any debt, so it would not allow it to have the access to the credit markets that we have on a local -- on a federal level to invest in the future. host: the next call for you is from melbourne, florida. this is ken, an independent. caller: good morning. no matter what policies we put in place to deal with the deficit and
certainly, the seniors -- i agree with grover norquist. even he has come out against cutting the benefits to seniors. he calls it a tax increase. democrats are standing firm -- and no tax increase and our seniors. -- on our seniors. host: would you vote for a balanced budget constitutional amendment? guest: i would not vote 4 carry one of the great tools consumers have is the ability to get credits to buy your home long- term care to take away the tools to be able to invest in the future --...
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norquist -- they did not pledge to work for the people. guest: that is a limiting factor in the negotiations, many republicans in the house and senate who signed a pledge not to increase taxes. it does hem them in in a certain way and it is something they all try to work out now. he reported this morning, at talks under way to come up with alternatives to allow them to at least nominally remained true to the pledge while still getting a tax revenues. it is something we have seen a lot of movement on in the past week or week and i have so i believe there is some optimism there. also, there are some similar limiting factor -- not written pledges, per say -- on the democratic side where there is intense lobbying to protect things like social security and medicare in the ongoing talks. both sides do have their limitations. but the pledge is certainly something has the which is very thehemmed in the republicans. host: the piece you are referring to is from "the new york times" -- seeking ways to raise taxes while leaving tax rates as is. those
norquist -- they did not pledge to work for the people. guest: that is a limiting factor in the negotiations, many republicans in the house and senate who signed a pledge not to increase taxes. it does hem them in in a certain way and it is something they all try to work out now. he reported this morning, at talks under way to come up with alternatives to allow them to at least nominally remained true to the pledge while still getting a tax revenues. it is something we have seen a lot of...
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. >> grover norquist is a name you probably heard many time necessary this discussion. the american protect -- friday night republicans should let the debt ceiling go up and take the vote in 2012 n. an interview on cnn after speaker boehner announced he was abandoned debt talks, mr. nordquist says it is gambling to get that far, rather than close the government down or go into default, go to the next election and fix things then. that is the statement from grover norquist. dick emery is weighing in on this topic. you can do so. what is president obama and the democrats not understand? how republicans are not going to raise taxes, period, with two exclamation points. stoelten, new york, tom, good morning. >> caller: yeah, your previous caller made a lot of misstatements in statistical spend. nobody is suggesting the rich is going to pay 100% of the debt. even if we taxed all the rich, no one suggested that they would cover every penny of the debt, but we've lost a trillion dollars through the bush tax cuts for the past 10 years that were extended a couple years ago. the
. >> grover norquist is a name you probably heard many time necessary this discussion. the american protect -- friday night republicans should let the debt ceiling go up and take the vote in 2012 n. an interview on cnn after speaker boehner announced he was abandoned debt talks, mr. nordquist says it is gambling to get that far, rather than close the government down or go into default, go to the next election and fix things then. that is the statement from grover norquist. dick emery is...